i don't want to be king

Chapter 853 A Crucial Week

Manchester United scored two consecutive goals in 3 minutes and successfully overtook!
In the midst of the jubilation of the audience, Mourinho seemed extremely calm. He immediately called Li Liang: "Li, you don't need to come out!"

Li Liang, who was excited for the wonderful overtake, suddenly fell into the ice cave: "Jose...

I want to play! "

Magic Bird hugged Li Liang's shoulders and whispered into his ear: "Believe me, there are more important games waiting for you!
We must preserve our strength! "

This scene happened to be captured by the director, and the barrage broke out again:
"Vori!
Li Liang has become the direct descendant of Bird (Mourinho)! "

"It is said that it is because of Li Liangniao that the Messi mother (Mkhitaryan's homophonic nickname) was abandoned!"

"A man whom Bird can trust—

Great, my goodness! "

"Your good P, stop being so hypocritical!"

The visiting team was powerless in the subsequent games. Magic Bird replaced McTominay, Tuanzebe and Martial in succession, and finally maintained the 1-goal advantage until the end.

As soon as the final whistle sounded, the audience suddenly became a sea of ​​joy!
Li Liang and other substitutes rushed to the field to celebrate excitedly.

Another game in Group A has also ended. Basel captured Benfica 2-0 in an away game, thus qualifying with Manchester United in second place in the group.

Li Liang did not forget to go to Pogba again, and he shouted to the Frenchman: "Well done, Paul!

It was you who changed the game! "

Then he put his arms around Borg's neck like Mourinho: "Paul, you are the key to our victory over Manchester City!"

This is indeed Li Liang's sincere words. Although he is often childish, a full-bodied Pogba does have amazing strength——

Li Liang is also convinced that he is the most powerful teammate he has ever met, not one of them.

……

Back at the hotel, Li Liang turned on the computer. There was nothing too unpopular on this match day. In the final match of each group, strong teams such as Barcelona, ​​Juventus, and Bayern all passed smoothly. Paris Saint-Germain, which was defeated by Bayern, also successfully qualified. Only Atletico Madrid, which was tied by Chelsea in the away game, unfortunately fell to third in the group and had to enter the Europa League.

Lying on the bed, Li Liang could not fall asleep for a long time, and his heart was more and more looking forward to the Champions League knockout match in more than two months.

After winning his first Champions League trophy in Cardiff, Li Liang found himself even more dissatisfied with victory and honor, and even became "hungry"!
And last season, I made it all the way to the finals, and I always felt that something was missing.

Now he finally understands that there are more and stronger opponents waiting for him.

For example, Barcelona and Messi, who have never played against each other, such as the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, and even the comeback of Juventus and Real Madrid are extremely exciting!
……

The next day the whole team was on vacation, Li Liang still came to the AON Center for additional training as usual.

At the end of the day, the magic bird appeared on the sidelines of the training field, and the two masters and apprentices chatted easily.

Magic Bird said: "Lee, Pep and Manchester City players know you very well, and they will definitely make many special arrangements for the weekend game!"

Li Liang replied: "Paul's condition is very good. If I can attract their defensive attention, Paul will definitely be able to do something special!"

Magic Bird was secretly surprised that Li Liang's thoughts coincided with his own!

He added: "This week is really critical for us.

The game against Arsenal, the game against CSKA, and the game against Manchester City on the weekend.

Immediately after that was the group draw for the round of 16 in the Champions League...

Li, there is no winter break in the Premier League. There will be a game every three days or even every two days in the next month. You will feel very hard! "

Li Liang smiled: "I like this, the more games the better!"

In the evening, Li Liang and Xiao Yu sat in front of the TV and began to pay attention to the final round of the other 4 groups.

Two hours later, the dust settled in this season's Champions League group stage.

To Li Liang's regret, Monaco, which had lost hope of promotion early, was defeated by Porto with a big score of 5:2 in the away game.

Xiao Yu comforted from the side: "Brother Liangzi, many people said that your last season was a miracle that cannot be replicated.

Even if you and Mbappe did not leave, it would be difficult for Monaco to achieve such amazing results. "

Li Liang replied: "I understand the truth. In fact, Jardim hinted to me very early last season that Monaco and big clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona or Manchester United pursue different things.

After all, this is my first team as a professional player, and I feel a little sad to see them like this. "

Xiao Yu quickly changed the subject: "I understand, Brother Liangzi.

In fact, in the future, you can return to Monaco to retire in the last season like many people..."

Li Liang nodded thoughtfully.

Except for the complete elimination of Monaco, other strong teams also passed the test smoothly.

Real Madrid defeated Dortmund 3:2 at home in the last round of the game, and sent Dortmund to the Europa League while advancing.

Liverpool scored an astonishingly large score and swept Spartak Moscow 7-0 to advance to the round of 16. Others such as Manchester City and Tottenham also successfully advanced.

Lineker, Gerrard and others on the TV screen are all elated. Including Manchester United, there are a total of 16 Premier League teams in this year's Champions League round of 5, which means that this year's 5 Premier League teams will enter the Champions League. All broke through successfully.

Lineker even excitedly predicted: "...Maybe after a few years, two Premier League teams will appear in the Champions League final at the same time again!"

So far, all the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League have been produced. Li Liang knows that, in addition to avoiding teams from the same country and teams from the same group in the 8/7 finals according to the principle of avoidance by drawing lots, Manchester United may compete with the No. .2 meet.

This includes super teams like Bayern Munich, Juventus and Real Madrid, and of course it is very likely to be strong teams like Sevilla or Porto.

Xiao Yu joked: "Brother Liangzi, everyone said that UEFA would think of many ways to create highlights, and they all thought that these draws were arranged in advance.

For example, try to let the strong team pass the round of 8 or something..."

Li Liang shook his head: "This is meaningless to me.

The lottery can be arranged, but the game cannot be arranged. The result can only be to win or go home!
It's the same with anyone you meet. "

Xiao Yu understood that even though he said this, Li Liang was also very much looking forward to the result of the lottery in a few days.

On December 12th, there are still 7 days before the Manchester Derby.

In the tactical class, Faria announced the 18-man roster and the starting lineup for the game, which was a relatively large adjustment compared with the game against Arsenal.

Faria told everyone that the team will form a 4231 formation in the weekend game, and several main players in the rotation will also return to the starting lineup. Li Liang will continue to be assigned to the right position.

(End of this chapter)